Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Introduction

Villa provides to you this website (“website”) for your personal informational, educational and entertainment use. The following terms of use govern your access and use of this website. Please read these terms of use carefully before using this website. Also, specific terms and conditions may apply to specific content (as defined below) on or available through this website (the “content”) and to specific content, data, materials, or information you may upload, submit and/or publish to the website (“user content”) or transactions conducted through this website. Such specific terms may be in addition to these terms of use or, where and then only to the extent expressly specified, may supersede these terms of use.

When used in these terms of use, “we” and “our” means Villa, and “you” and “your” refers to any individual, company or legal entity that accesses or otherwise uses this website.

Acceptance of Terms of Use

By accessing, browsing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms of use and all terms and conditions contained or referenced herein or any additional terms and conditions set forth on this website. If you do NOT agree to all of these terms, you should NOT access or use this website.

Modification of Terms

These terms of use may be amended by Villa, in its sole discretion, at any time without notice to you. Such amended terms of use shall be effective upon posting. By continuing to access or use this website, you will be deemed to have accepted such amendments. You are advised to regularly review any applicable terms and conditions. Other Villa websites may have their own terms of use which apply to such websites.

Villa reserves the right to discontinue or make changes or updates with respect to the website or the content of the website at any time without notice.

Privacy Notice

Personal information provided through this website shall be used in accordance with Villa’s privacy notice and these terms of use are subject to the privacy notice as posted on this website.

Copyright and Trademarks

You acknowledge that all content on this website, including the website’s design, graphics, text, formatting, sounds, pictures, images, software, and other materials and information on this website, and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, “content”), are the property of Villa or its licensors, and are subject to and protected by United States and international copyright and other intellectual property laws and rights. All rights to content not expressly granted in these terms of use are reserved to their respective intellectual property right owners. Except as expressly authorized in these terms of use or on the website, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, perform, display, post, transmit, exploit, create derivative works or otherwise use any of the content in any form or by any means, without the prior written authorization of Villa or the respective intellectual property rights owner. Villa authorizes you to view the content only for personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original content. You may not modify or adapt the content in any way or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purposes. The trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and logos (collectively, “marks”) contained or described on this website (including, without limitation, Villa) are the sole property of Villa and/or its licensors and may not be copied, imitated or otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorization of Villa and/or its licensors. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are marks of Villa and may not be copied, imitated or otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorization of Villa. Villa will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. In the event that you upload any content to the site, you are consenting to the use of this information by Villa, and acknowledge that any and all information provided is the property of Villa once uploaded.

Links to Third Party Websites

Links on the website to third party websites are provided only as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the website. Villa does not control or endorse any such third party websites. You agree that Villa and its affiliates will not be responsible or liable for any content, goods or services provided on or through these outside websites or for your use or inability to use such websites. You will use these links at your own risk. You are advised that other websites on the Internet, including third party websites linked from this website, might contain material or information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate; or that is inaccurate, untrue, misleading or deceptive; or that is defamatory, libelous, infringing of others’ rights or otherwise unlawful. Villa expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, legality, decency or accuracy of any information, and for any products and services, that appear on any third party website. Villa recommends that you make yourself aware of and read the legal and privacy notices of all other websites that you visit.

Disclaimer of Warranties

Villa strives to provide accurate and up-to-date material on this website. However, we make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy or timeliness of the content on this website.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. VILLA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. VILLA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (IV) THE WEBSITE IS FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES.

SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT PERMIT CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE EXCLUSIONS ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, WE DISCLAIM WARRANTIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Disclaimer of Damages and Limitation of Liability

NEITHER VILLA OR ITS AFFILIATES SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIAL, OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE YOU ACCESS THROUGH A LINK FROM THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROPOERTY DAMAGE, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC LOSS OR LOSS OF PROFITS), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF VILLA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR LOSS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ALL CLAIMS AGAINST VILLA AND ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS AND PROGRAMMERS THAT MAY ARISE FROM YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THIS SITE.

Indemnification and Release

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Villa and its affiliates against all claims, demands, causes of action, losses, expenses, damages and costs, including any reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting or arising from or relating to your use of or conduct on the website, any activity related to use of the website by you, any message or material that you submit to, post on or transmit through the website, your violation of these terms of use, your infringement or violation of any rights of another, or termination of your access to the website.

If you have a dispute with one or more users, you release Villa and its affiliates from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Activity

As a condition of your use of this website, you agree not to use the website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms and conditions. You further agree that you are responsible for your use of and communications on the website. You agree not to post on or transmit through this website any unlawful, infringing, threatening, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent, offensive, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including any material that encourages criminal conduct or conduct that would give rise to civil liability, violates the privacy rights of others, infringes others’ intellectual property rights or otherwise violates any applicable local, state, national or international law. You agree not to use this website in any manner that interferes with its normal operation or with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the site. You agree to use reasonable efforts to scan and remove any viruses or other contaminating or destructive features before submitting any material.

Villa reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your access to this website and prohibit any and all current and future use of this website (or any portion thereof) by you, if you fail to comply with any term or provision of these terms of use or your use is harmful to the interests of another user of this website.

Shut-down of Website

Villa reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the website (or any part thereof) with or without notice or consent. Villa and its affiliates shall have no responsibility or liability for failure to store or delete any content or user content submitted to the website.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These terms of use shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the United States and the State of Illinois, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles thereof. Villa makes no representations that the material and information on this website are appropriate or available in all national locations or languages. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising from or relating to the use of this website or to these terms of use shall be brought exclusively in the Federal or State Courts residing in Illinois. You hereby consent and submit to personal jurisdiction in of such courts for the purposes of any action relating to this website, your access or use thereof, or these terms of use, and to extra-territorial service of process.

Severability

If any provision of these terms of use is held to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision, and the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions shall not be affected.

No Waiver

The failure of Villa and its affiliates to enforce any part of these terms of use shall not constitute a waiver of such term or provision, and shall not be considered a waiver or limit Villa’s right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other provision of these terms of use.